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City Reasonably Searched for Requested Records Over Eight Months

In the case of State ex rel. Pool v. Sheffield Lake, Slip Opinion No. 2023-Ohio-1204, the Ohio Supreme Court held that the city made reasonable efforts to produce the requester’s documents when the city used a third-party vendor to search through the mirrored computer which determined files and email attachments were deleted, collected the email […]

Park Immune from Liability for Injured Cyclist

In the case of Farris v. Mill Creek Metro. Park Dist., 2023-Ohio-1214, an appellate court held that cycling is a recreational activity for the purposes of R.C. 1533.181 or “recreational immunity”; as such, a park owes no duty to a cyclist who is injured on the park’s premises. In this case, the cyclist argued that […]

Churches Immune from Sexual Harassment/Hostile Work Environment Claims When Church Official Acts as a Parishioner

In the case of Montgomery v. St. John’s United Church of Christ, 2023-Ohio-1168, an appellate court held that religious organizations are immune from claims of sexual harassment or hostile work environment based on the “ministerial exception” when a Consistory president acted in both the president’s official capacity and parishioner capacity. In this case, the employees […]